A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Onsite Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems (ODWTS) are increasingly important for treating domestic wastewater in metropolitan contexts, especially in suburban sectors isolated from sewer networks and centralized treatment plants. When ODWTS are not correctly planned and located in suitable places...
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| author | Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray Juan José Correa Jazmín Marcela del Rosario Sorani Araceli Clavijo María Soledad Rodriguez-Alvarez Lucas Seghezzo |
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| description | Onsite Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems (ODWTS) are increasingly important for treating domestic wastewater in metropolitan contexts, especially in suburban sectors isolated from sewer networks and centralized treatment plants. When ODWTS are not correctly planned and located in suitable places, or are not properly designed, they can cause groundwater contamination and generate risks for human health. This work presents a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) to zone specific areas based on a few simple parameters. The proposed tool can be easily adapted to different contexts, even where institutional capacities are low. Results obtained in the metropolitan area of the Lerma Valley (Salta, Argentina) show strong contradictions between our zoning and current urbanization features in the study area. As a result, environmental impacts and health hazards are likely to manifest in the short or medium term. The sectors with the best receptivity conditions were found in the southern sector of the study area. We argue that ODWTS can be safely implemented in many areas as long as this concept is embedded in urban planning initiatives, which usually also require the consolidation or development of appropriate institutions and control systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94c93375887e49bb897521f7b30c71212023-11-22T17:00:10ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-09-011319263410.3390/w13192634A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater TreatmentMartín Alejandro Iribarnegaray0Juan José Correa1Jazmín Marcela del Rosario Sorani2Araceli Clavijo3María Soledad Rodriguez-Alvarez4Lucas Seghezzo5Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (INENCO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta 4400, ArgentinaFacultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta 4400, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (INENCO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta 4400, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (INENCO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta 4400, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (INENCO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta 4400, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (INENCO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta 4400, ArgentinaOnsite Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems (ODWTS) are increasingly important for treating domestic wastewater in metropolitan contexts, especially in suburban sectors isolated from sewer networks and centralized treatment plants. When ODWTS are not correctly planned and located in suitable places, or are not properly designed, they can cause groundwater contamination and generate risks for human health. This work presents a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) to zone specific areas based on a few simple parameters. The proposed tool can be easily adapted to different contexts, even where institutional capacities are low. Results obtained in the metropolitan area of the Lerma Valley (Salta, Argentina) show strong contradictions between our zoning and current urbanization features in the study area. As a result, environmental impacts and health hazards are likely to manifest in the short or medium term. The sectors with the best receptivity conditions were found in the southern sector of the study area. We argue that ODWTS can be safely implemented in many areas as long as this concept is embedded in urban planning initiatives, which usually also require the consolidation or development of appropriate institutions and control systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/19/2634spatial decision support systemdomestic wastewateronsiteSalta |
| spellingShingle | Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray Juan José Correa Jazmín Marcela del Rosario Sorani Araceli Clavijo María Soledad Rodriguez-Alvarez Lucas Seghezzo A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Water spatial decision support system domestic wastewater onsite Salta |
| title | A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater Treatment |
| title_full | A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater Treatment |
| title_fullStr | A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater Treatment |
| title_short | A Simple Method for Identifying Appropriate Areas for Onsite Wastewater Treatment |
| title_sort | simple method for identifying appropriate areas for onsite wastewater treatment |
| topic | spatial decision support system domestic wastewater onsite Salta |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/19/2634 |
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